The Rural Energy Revolution 2026: Data Centers, Demand, and the Question of Who Pays

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At the edge of a section of irrigated ground on the Great Plains, you can sometimes see the history of a decision. A center pivot that ran a full circle for thirty years now stops short and backs up. Its wheel tracks end where a new set of steel transmission poles crosses the field. Two […]

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The Rural Energy Revolution: How Data Centers and AI Are Reshaping Electricity Demand in America’s Heartland

Panoramic sunrise view of a rural landscape with wind turbines, solar panels, and a modern data center, symbolizing the intersection of farming and digital energy. Rural Energy Revolution.

A Perfect Storm for Rural Electricity This article kicks off JCShepard.com’s October energy series, exploring how the accelerating energy transition is reshaping rural communities across North America. Across the world we are using and producing more energy of all sorts. There is also a major shift unfolding beneath the surface of that energy trend: how […]

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